Cancer is the abnormal division and production of cells that can spread in the body. This disease includes more than 100 different types. Evidence shows that more than a third of cancer deaths are related to nutrition and lifestyle such as inadequate diet, lack of physical activity, alcohol consumption, and of course overweight and obesity.
Therefore, the food you consume is very important in preventing diseases.
Exercise regularly.
Minimize the consumption of alcoholic beverages.
No smoking.
Have a balanced and healthy diet.
There are some vitamins and minerals that can prevent cancer and even slow down the disease process; for example :
Polyphenols in fruits and vegetables
Green tea
Turmeric curcumin
Red grape resveratrol and berries
A diet rich in fruits, vegetables, soybeans and herbs such as turmeric, cinnamon, green tea and coffee.
Chemotherapy and its goals
In chemotherapy, chemical and pharmaceutical substances are used to interfere with the stages of the cell cycle, especially the stages related to the synthesis and replication of tumor cells.
Chemotherapy has three primary goals:
Treatment: Obtaining a durable response to a specific cancer treatment
Control: prolonging life when treatment is not possible; eradication of microscopic metastases after tumors are surgically removed; Reduction of tumor volume before surgery or radiation therapy
Relief: improving the level of comfort and convenience, when treatment or control of the disease is not possible; improving the quality of life; Reducing the tumor burden, thereby helping to alleviate the symptoms associated with cancer, such as pain and organ blockage.
Radiotherapy
Radiation therapy uses ionizing radiation to damage or destroy cells in the treated area. The energy emitted from the radiation damages the genetic material of the cell and prevents the cells from continuing to grow. Both groups of healthy and cancerous cells are affected by radiation in the treatment area, but healthy cells recover faster.
Nutritional support is vital and essential in people undergoing radiation therapy. For patients undergoing radiation therapy, medical nutrition therapy is directly related to symptom management.